Large haystacks in Sam-ye. People live inside it at night (see entrance hole at bottom in the left centre) to guard against theft, etc. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = agriculture; Bell Collection; crops; harvesting; hay Location = Samye; Tibet
Five miles out of Sam-ye. The five chotens of the five Brahmans who came with Padma Sambhava. Left to right, two chotens rather far apart. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; chortens (stupas); stupas; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Samye; Tibet
Five miles out of Sam-ye. The five chotens of the five Brahmans who came with Padma Sambhava. A single choten. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking up the hillside towards one of the five chortens. Subjects = Bell Collection; chortens (stupas); stupas; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Samye; Tibet
Five miles out of Sam-ye. The five chotens of the five Brahmans who came with Padma Sambhava. Two chotens close together. These and the one in print 226 are near each other. The two in print 225 are a good deal further off. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; chortens (stupas); stupas; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Samye; Tibet
Ken-cho of Sam-ye presenting me with a ceremonial scarf (of very good quality), the Tibetan method of saying good-bye. Photographer: Unknown
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'Left to right: a servant, the art specialist of Sam-ye Monastery, the Ken-cho bending forward to offer the scarf, myself (Charles Bell) receiving scarf, Col. Harnett looking on.' Small, square format print. Subjects = Bell Collection; rites and customs; travelling Location = Samye; Tibet
Corner of village chapel at Rock (Tra), given to me as a bedroom. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography See also part 286 (472). Small, square format print. Subjects = Bell Collection; interiors; temples; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Tibet; Tra
Corner of village chapel at Rock (Tra), given to me as a bedroom: looking straight up the chapel from the entrance to the altar. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = altars; Bell Collection; interiors; temples; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Tibet; Tra